Modern Defense: Westermann Gambit
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Bd2
The Modern Defense: Westermann Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B06, reached after 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Bd2. It is a line of the Modern Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 83 times by this move order. White won 41%, 5% were drawn and Black won 54%. The most popular continuation is 3… d6 (45% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.60 (Stockfish, depth 35; best line 3… Bxd4 4. Bc3 Bf6 5. Qd2 d6 6. f4)
- ECO
- B06
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Bd2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 27 | |
| 1500-1999 | 51 | |
| 2000+ | 5 | |
| All | 83 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… d6 | 37 (45%) | |
| 3… e6 | 18 (22%) | |
| 3… Nf6 | 7 (8%) | |
| 3… b6 | 5 (6%) | |
| 3… d5 | 5 (6%) | |
| 3… Bxd4 | 3 (4%) | |
| 3… e5 | 2 (2%) | |
| 3… Nc6 | 2 (2%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- y1l2m-a_z (2141) – kemppes (2232) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- Celantiy-74 (2007) – fr2imperio (2240) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 300 + 0s
- liaxos (2013) – Serenat35 (1999) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Modern Defense (2. d4 Bg7) 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7
More Modern Defense lines (all)
- Modern Defense: Semi-Averbakh Variation, Polish Variation A04
- Modern Defense: Semi-Averbakh Variation, Pterodactyl Variation A04
- Modern Defense: Semi-Averbakh Variation, Pterodactyl Variation Accepted A04
- Modern Defense: Beefeater Variation A40
- Modern Defense: Lizard Defense, Pirc-Diemer Gambit A40
- Modern Defense (3. Nc3 d6) A41
- Modern Defense: Neo-Modern Defense A41
- Modern Defense: Averbakh System A42
- Modern Defense: Averbakh Variation, Pseudo-Sämisch A42
- Modern Defense: Kotov Variation A42
- Modern Defense: Randspringer Variation A42
- Modern Defense (1. e4 g6) B06
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.